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“The Art of the Steal” (Unrated, 101 minutes). The most valuable collection of modern and impression art in the rod, valued at $250 billion, was intended by its rich collector, Dr. Albert C. Barnes, to reside forever in the Barnes Foundation in suburban Philadelphia. He hired the best lawyers to draw up an iron-clad will to assure that would happen after his death. He specified it not go to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which he felt had scorned him and his collection. This absorbing documentary tells the story of how and why his art is in that museum today, the film calls it the “art theft of the century.” Three and a half stars

“Red Riding Trilogy.” (Unrated, for adults, 302 minutes). An immersive experience based on the infamous Yorkshire Ripper killings and the subsequent revelations about deep corruption in the Yorkshire Police Departments. Brilliantly cast, filmed in segments each offering a distinctive look and feel, beginning with a serial killer and then tangling the investigation with deep-seated local corruption. Not so much about what happens objectively as about its surrounding miasma of greed and evil. Four stars

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“Terribly Happy” (Unrated, 100 minute). There’s a new marshal in town, but this town isn’t ready to be tamed. A cop from Copenhagen is sent to the sticks as punishment, and walks into am eerie situation. People disappear–some say into the bog outside town. The locals aren’t impressed by a cop. The town beauty has a sinister husband. A strange film noir from Denmark. Three stars

Too Lazy to Do It: The idea of taking pictures of stuffed animals and toys in front of famous monuments has been around for a while, and was especially popularized by the kidnapped gnome in the film Amélie. But now someone has had the inspired idea to make a business out of it. Toy Traveling is a new business based in Prague, which offers a unique service for anyone around the world with a “darling” stuffed animal. You send the teddy bear to Prague by mail, and you’ll get a photo album with the toy in front of various landmarks in the lovely Czech capital. The basic holiday package for your stuffed animal will cost you 90 euros. Travel Agency for Stuffed Animals Only [Too Lazy to Do It]